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frustration

[fruh-strey-shuhn] / frʌˈstreɪ ʃən /


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If you're a parent, you may have breathed a sigh of relief - or perhaps frustration - at the UK government's plans to implement an overnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Sam Burgin also passed the exam after being instructed to retake it, but shares other people’s frustration over the lack of clear information from the DMV.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Or maybe you’ve experienced the unique frustration of peeling off a price tag and ending up with a stubborn gooey patch?

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

“There is extreme frustration among people trying to get hired, especially for the first time,” said Laura Ullrich, director of economics at Indeed Hiring Lab, who studies how people search for and find jobs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

He was snarling with frustration when he finally got a spark to take.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Dipke went online in May to air his frustrations, making a satirical post on X that said: "What if all cockroaches come together?"

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

This is the latest reminder of the pitfalls celebrities face navigating China's entertainment scene, where observers say they have become outlets for young people's social and economic frustrations.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

One varsity player took his frustrations to interscholastic authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

She can’t be vocal about all of these frustrations that she has, right?

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

At work he has his usual frustrations, and he is having trouble finding a place to hold the exhibition of Vincent’s work.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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